Total Crime Rate

340.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mile End Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 110th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mile End Road (E1 4TP) in the last 12 months was 340.0 per 1,000 residents and was 139.5% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile End Road (E1 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mile End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamplighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Malcolm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lang Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raven Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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